Column-shoe



No. 6ll,452.

Patented Sept. 27,1898. J. M. HOOVER.

COLUMN SHOE.

(Application filed 06$. 25, 1897.)

(No Model.)

ATTORNEY.

STATES ATEN'I. FFICE.

COLUMN-SHOE.

srn'crr'rcnrron forming part of Letters Patent No. 611,452, dated September 27, 1898.

' Application filed October 25, 1897. Serial No. 656,275. (No model.)

.useful improvements in colu1nn shoes, and

more particularly to those employed for supporting porch-columns, and has for its object to provide means whereby the column and floor are prevented from rotting by reason of the accumulation of water or dampness between the base of the post or column and the The invention further aims to provide a shoe for thispurpose that will be extremely simple in its construction, strong, durable, effectual in its operation, and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture, and, furthermore, a post and shoe that when in position will present a neat and attractive appearance and also overcomes the objection of nailing the post to the floor.

WVith the above and other objects in View the invention finally consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more specifically described, and particularly pointed out in the claims. i

In describing the invention in detail reference is bad to the accompanying drawings, forminga part of this specification,and wherein like letters of reference indicate similar parts throughout the several views,in which-- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a column, showing the shoe in position. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the shoe. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan View of the shoe. Fig. at is a vertical sectional view of the column and shoe. Fig. 5 is a transverse vertical sectional View of the shoe, taken on the line X X of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is an underneath plan view of the post may be of any suitable design and is pro vided with a central aperture 1), extending longitudinally throughout the length of the column, and near the upper end of the post is intersected by an aperture 5, opening at the side of the post. This post a is rabbeted at the base to fit into the shoe 0, resting on the floor d. This shoe 0 is preferably formed with a quarter-round d at the base of the post and is recessed to receive the base of the column. The shoe 0 is furtherprovided in its base with a groove e, extending around a central opening f, communicating with the groove c by recesses g g in the base of the shoe, these grooves also opening into the recesses of the shoe. Pins h h are formed 011 the shoe, which engage in the floor (Z and hold the shoe in position. When this form of shoe and the hollow column are employed, a hole It is provided in the floor and is so arranged as to communicate with the opening in the shoe and the central opening in the column, thus allowing a free circulation of air by means of the hole or opening at the top of the column.

The operation of the device will be readily apparent from the views of the same that I have shown in the drawings, and a further detailed description of the same is deemed unnecessary; but I will describe the advantages obtained, as follows: When the post or column a has been placed in position on the shoe 0, it will be noted that the base of the post is prevented fromcomin g in contact with the floor, and the air passing into the column at the aperture 6 courses through the same and circulates through the grooves in the base of the shoe and around the base of the post or column, serving to keep the same dry and prevent rotting caused by the accumula tion of dampness between the base of the post and the floor, as is the case when the column rests-on the floor direct.

By reason of the post being rabbeted to fit into the shoe it will serve to carry off any wa ter that may course down the post and prevent same from coming in direct contact with the base and accumulate dampness between the post and the floor, as is the case under the ordinary construction, and the shoe be-' ing constructed in a single piece presents no joints or crevices for the water to leak through, as is the case where the ordinary quarter round is placed around the post.

I desire also to call attention to the fact rue that no nailing or other disfiguring method of fastening the column to the floor is required, as the recess in the shoe firmly holds the post, while the pins h h in the shoe will securely hold it in position on the floor.

It will be noted that various changes may be made in the details of construction with out departing from the general spirit of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In combination with a hollow supporting-column, a shoe having a recess to receive the lower end of the column, said shoe having a central opening registering with the opening in the column and grooves communicating with said opening to secure a free circulation of air around the base, said shoe being further provided with a groove extending around the opening and communicating with the grooves leading to the central opening, and means for holding the shoe in position, substantially as shown and described.

2. A shoe for supporting-columns and the like, having a central opening f, a groove 6 extending around the central opening, grooves g connecting the groove 6 with the central opening f, a recess formed in the top of the shoe to receive the column, and lugs h formed on the lower face of the shoe whereby the same is held in position, substantially as shown and described.

3. In combination with a hollow supporting-column, a shoe having a recess to receive the end of the column, and provided with a central opening, a longitudinal opening I) in said column and registering with the opening in the plate, a Vertical opening I) in said column communicating with said longitudinal opening 1), whereby a free circulation of air is obtained through said column, and means carried by the shoe, whereby the same is held in position, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES M. HOOVER.

lVitnesses:

A. W. WILSON, WILLIAM E. MINOR. 

